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Historians say the Midwest played a key role in black liberation movements around the world

The Midwest played an important role in the growth of the 20th century black freedom movement and the expansion of political activist Marcus Garvey’s ideas. Eric S. McDuffie, professor of African American studies and history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, writes in his new book, “The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, America’s Heartland, and Black Freedom Around the…